(文传芳主编)新视野大学英语视听说教程1 听力原文Unit 7

Unit7Leadin>Task1Itisnotsurprisingtocomeacrosstwoproverbswithcontradictorymeanings.Eachrepresentspartofthecomplexworld.Actually,thetwoproverbscomplementeachotherinsteadofcontradictingeachother.Novelsandmoviessometimesdescribeamiserwhoisoverlycarefulaboutsmallamountsofmoneybutneglectsmoreimportantthings,suchasloveandfamily.Inbothreallifeandfiction,however,wecanseethriftypeoplewhoeventuallyachievesuccessinthebusinessworld.Ithinkalltheseproverbsmakesense,butshouldbeusedindifferentsituations.Listeningskills:IdentifyinglargenumbersW:Howmuchmoneyistherentforanapartmentinthisneighborhood?Ionlyhave$500amonth.M:Yourrentshouldbeaboutaquarterofthat.Q:Howmuchshouldthewoman'srentbe?M:Ipaid$3,500forthisdigitalcamera.Itwasonsaleata30percentdiscount.W:It'sarealbargain.Q:Howmuchdidthecameracostoriginally?M:What'stherateforaneconomycar?W:Thedailyrateis$32,unlimitedmileage.Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifherentsthecarforaweek?45Listeningin>Task1Mike:Hey,Robert,whereareyouoffto?Robert:I'mgoingtotalktoabankeraboutaloan.Mike:Youareshortofmoney?Ithoughtyouwerethesavingtype.Robert:There'satimetosaveandatimetospend.Mike:Iknowallaboutspending.What'stheloanfor?IhaveafewbucksIcould...Robert:I'mconsideringgettingamortgagetobuysomeproperty.Mike:Doyouthinkpropertyisagoodinvestment?Imean,it'salotofmoney.Robert:Well,Mike,asyouknow,propertyvalueshavebeengoingthroughtheroof.IfIhadboughtanapartmenttwoyearsago,itsvaluewouldhavegoneupby30percenttoday.Mike:AndfromwhatIknow,interestratesarelownow.Robert:Exactly.Soundslikeagoodtimetobuy.Listeningin>Task2Tomwasdownonhisluckandfeltheneededafewdrinks.Hewenttoabarandhadseveraldrinks.Whenhewasdone,hestoodupandwalkedtowardthedoor.Thebarmanshoutedafterhim,"Heymister,areyougoingtopayforthosedrinks?"Tomturnedaroundandreplied,"Ihavealreadypaidyou,"andthenwalkedoutofthebar.AlmostimmediatelyhesawoneofhisfriendsRichardandtoldhimaboutthebarman,"Justgointhereanddrinkallyouwant,thengetupandleave.Whenthebarmanasksyoutopaythebill,justtellhimyouhavealreadypaid."Thissoundedeasyenough,soRichardwentinandhadseveraldrinks.Thebarmanwenttohimandsaid,"Beforeyoucamein,anothermanwashere.WhenIaskedhimtopayhisbill,hetoldmehe'dpaid,butIdon'trememberhimpayingme."Richardsaid,"Iwouldlovetostayandhearyourstory,butIdon'thavetime.CanIhavemychangeplease?"Listeningin>Task3W:Theprofessoraskedusanage-oldquestion"Canmoneyreallybuyhappiness?"Ithinkmanypeopledreamofbuyingabiggerhouse,designerclothesandaluxurycar.Obviously,theanswerisyes.M:Idisagree.TheBiblesaystheloveofmoneyistherootofallevil,somoneycan'tbuyyouhappiness.W:Look,wespendsomuchtimeinourlivestryingtomakemoney.Wemustbelieveit'sgoingtobringushappiness.M:Mostpeopledon'tmarryformoney;mostpeopledon'tpursuecareerssimplyformoney.Forexample,therearealotofteacherswhowon'ttradetheirjobforasalespositiontomakemore.Sowevotewithourfeet.W:Butjustlookatthosepeopleoutthere,withyachts,planes,bighouses...Theyhaveallthetoys,andtheydolookhappy.Ithinkwewantthosethingstoo.M:Arecentsurveytellsusaboutthejobsthatmakepeoplethehappiest.Theyaren'tthejobsthatpaythemostbutthoseliketeachers,socialworkers,firefighters...notnecessarilyhighly-paidjobs.W:AsfarasIknow,quiteanumberofpeoplewhowentfromragstorichessaytheyhavefinallyfoundhappiness.M:Now,listen,whatabouthealth?Canyoubuygoodhealthwithmoney?Also,havinggoodrelationshipswithotherpeople,havingalotofclosefriends,havingagoodmarriage—thesearethethingsthatcan'tbeboughtbymoney.W:Talkingabouthealth,ImustpointoutmoneyCANhelpyoukeephealthy.Moneycangiveyouaccesstogoodhealthcare.M:Well,ifwecan'tconvinceeachother,let'sagreetodisagree.Speakingout>Model1Speakingout>Model2Speakingout>Model3Let'stalk>Task1Therewasamiserwholovedmoneymorethananythingelse.Justbeforehedied,hesaidtohiswife,"Now,listen.WhenIdie,Iwantyoutotakeallmymoneyandputitinthecasketwithme.Iwanttotakemymoneytotheafterlifewithme."Hemadeherpromisewithallherheartthatwhenhedied,shewouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.Thenhedied.Hewaslaidinthecasket,hiswifewassittingtherewearingblack,andherfriendwassittingnexttoher.Whentheyfinishedtheceremony,justbeforetheundertakersgotreadytoclosethecasket,thewifesaid,"Waitaminute!"Shehadaboxwithher.Shecameoverwiththeboxandputitinthecasket.Thentheundertakerslockedthecasketdown,andtheyrolleditaway.Herfriendsaid,"Girl,Iknowyouweren'tfoolenoughtoputallthatmoneyintherewithyourhusband!"Shesaid,"Look,Ican'tgobackonmyword.IpromisedhimthatIwouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.""Youmeanyoureallyputthatmoneyinthecasketwithhim!?""Isurelydid,"saidthewife."Iwrotehimacheck."Let'stalk>Task2Let'stalk>Task3Furtherlisteningandspeaking>Furtherlistening>Task1Susan:Hey,Robert,yougavethatbeggarsomeofyourhard-earnedcash?Robert:Iknow.Helookedasifheneededhelp.Susan:Butyou'realwayssocarefulwithyourmoney.Robert:Yeah,Iguessso,butIliketohelpwhensomeone'sinneed.Susan:Ijustwonderwhytheguydoesn'tgetajobandmakehisownliving.Robert:It'sjustnotthatsimple,Susan.Somepeoplehaveahardtimeofitinlife.Susan:Maybetheywastealltheirmoney.Ifyougivethemmoney,theywilljustgoonwastingit.Robert:Lifehasbeengoodtome,Susan,andI'dliketosharesomeofmyluck.Furtherlisteningandspeaking>Furtherlistening>Task2Creditcardsareplasticcardsissuedbyabankorotherfinancialinstitutionsallowingtheholdertobuygoodsandserviceswithoutusingcash.ManyAmericansdon'tliketocarrymuchcash.Forthemthecardsareconvenientandsafetouse.Creditcardsaregainingpopularity,evenforbuyingsmallitems.Theyareacceptedalmosteverywhere,thoughnotatfastfoodrestaurants.Creditcardsallowyoutopurchasethingsthatyoumaynotcurrentlyhavethemoneytobuy.Whenyouuseacreditcard,thecreditcardcompanythatissuedthecreditcardpaysthestore.Later,abillwillbemailedtoyoubyyourcreditcardcompanyfortheamountyoupurchased.Atthattime,youcaneitherpaythebillinfull,oronlypayaminimumamount,andwaittilllatertofinishpaying.Ifyouwaittilllater,youwillowethecreditcardcompanyinterest.Furtherlisteningandspeaking>Furtherlistening>Task3AnAmericanmanufacturerisshowinghismachinefactorytoapotentialcustomer.Atnoon,whenthelunchbellrings,2,000menandwomenimmediatelystopworkingandleavethebuilding."Yourworkers,they'reescaping!"criesthevisitor."You'vegottostopthem.""Don'tworry.They'llbeback,"saystheAmerican.Andindeed,atexactlyoneo'clockthebellringsagain,andalltheworkersreturnfromtheirbreak.Whenthetourisover,themanufacturerturnstohisguestandsays,"Well,now,whichofthesemachineswouldyouliketoorder?""Forgetthemachines,"saysthevisitor."Howmuchdoyouwantforthatbell?"Furtherlisteningandspeaking>Furtherspeaking>Task11.coupon优惠券6.creditcard信用卡11.driver'slicense驾照2.IDcard身份证7.change零钱12.bills帐单3.receipt收据8.calculator计算器13.wallet皮夹4.addressbook电话簿9.registrationpapers机动车登记证

5.membershipcard会员卡10.businesscard名片

<Top>1.Ican'tfindmywalletforthelifeofme!我找不到我的皮夹！2.I'mflatbroke!我彻底破产了！3.Iwascardedatthedisco.我在舞厅被要求检查证件。4.DoyouhaveanyIDonyou?你身上有证件吗？5.Doyouhaveyourreceipt?你有收据吗？6.CanIhaveyourmembershipcardplease?可以给我你的会员卡吗？俚语SlangIwasrippedoff!我被敲竹杠了（我被骗了）。He'sabittight-fisted.他有点寒酸。He'sstingy.他很小气。He'sabitofaspendthrift.他有点奢侈。He'sgotmoneytoburn.他非常有钱。

成语Idiomsburnaholein(someone's)pocket（钱等）在口袋里留不住此词组字面意义为“在口袋里烧出个洞”，其实就是指花费太多，多到钱包负荷不了。Allthisshoppingisburningaholeinmypocket.

这次购物让我把钱花光了。<Top>Dialog1.Robertisatthevideostore.HehaschosenaDVDtorentandisnowatthecounter.罗伯特在音像店里。他已挑选好一卷要租的DVD，正站在柜台边。Robert:Howmuchisittorentthismovie?罗伯特：租这片要多少钱？Assistant:It'sthreedollarsfortwonights.店员：租期两夜要三美金。Robert:Great.I'lltakeit.罗伯特：太好了。我要这片。Assistant:Doyouhaveyourmembershipcard?店员：你带了你的会员卡了吗？Robert:Yes.Oh,doyoutakethesecoupons?罗伯特：有。喔，你收这些代金券吗？Assistant:Yep.Withthese,youcanrenttwoforthepriceofone.店员：收呀。有这些代金券，你可以用租一部片的价钱租两部片子。Robert:Wow!I'llgogetanothermoviethen.罗伯特：哇！那我再去拿一部。Dialog2.Sallymeetsabusinessmanataconference.萨莉在研讨会遇见一位生意人。Man:I'mGregSmith,nicetomeetyou.男人：我是格雷格﹒史密斯，很高兴认识你。Sally:I'mSally,SallyGreen.Howdoyoudo?萨莉：我是萨莉，萨莉﹒格林。你好。Man:Here'smybusinesscard.男人：这是我的名片。Sally:Thankyou.And...here'smine.萨莉：谢谢你，这是我的名片。Man:Ihaveacoupleofcoffeecoupons,wouldyouliketojoinme?男人：我有一些咖啡代金券，你要和我去喝杯咖啡吗？Sally:Sure.I'dloveacupofcoffee!萨莉：当然，我很乐意来杯咖啡。<Top>1.cashregister收款机6.cash现金11.cashier收银员2.receipt收据7.coins硬币12.boxes盒子；箱子3.creditcard信用卡8.membershipcard会员卡13.barcode条形码4.shoppingcart购物推车9.coupon代金券14.divider间隔物（结帐柜台用来隔开不同顾客所购买之商品)5.bills纸币10.scanner扫描仪15.counterfeitbills伪钞<Top>1.till现金抽屉；备用现金2.change零钱3.groceries食品；杂货4.bagsomeone'sgroceries将某人的食品或杂货打包5.Isthisyours?这是您的吗？6.Areyoupayingbycashorcreditcard?您要用现金或信用卡付款？7.CanIseeyourmembershipcard?我可以看一下您的会员卡吗？8.Areyouusingthisshoppingcart?您要使用这台购物推车吗？9.What'sthetotal?总共多少钱？10.Thatcomestotwenty-threedollarsandthirty-fivecents.一共是二十三元三毛五分钱。（一共是23.35元。）11.What'stheexpirydate?什么时候过期？12.Thisbottleisleaking!这个瓶子在漏！13.Thisisonsale.这件商品是特价。14.Howmuchisthis?这多少钱？15.Howmuchdoesthiscost?这要多少钱？16.Whatdoesthatcometo?那总共要多少钱？俚语SlangWhatabargain!赚到了！（真是物美价廉啊！）Whataripoff!被骗了！（买到的商品质差价又高）That'shighwayrobbery!这实在是贵得太离谱了！Thiswillbepainful!（花这么多钱）一定很心痛！What'sthedamage?要花我多少钱？成语Idiomsstrappedforcash极需要钱；极缺钱strapped当形容词是“用皮带装饰的；用皮绳绑住的；身无分文的”的意思。原来strapped可以表示inneedofmoney“需要钱”,后来才加上介系词for，现在strappedfor已经用来表示“需要...”，不一定是指需要钱。I'dlovetogofordinnerwithyouguys,butI'mabitstrappedforcash.

我很想和你们一起吃晚餐，可是我手头有点紧。<Top>Dialog1.Jeffisatthecheckoutcounterofhislocalsupermarket.杰夫在当地超市的收银台。Cashier:Nextplease.收银员︰下一位。Jeff:Herewego.Wow!Ihavesomuchstuff.杰夫︰在这里。哇！我买了好多东西。Cashier:Yep!It'samazinghowmuchsomeonecanbuyinaweek,isn'tit?收银员︰是啊！没想到一星期能买这么多东西，是吗？Jeff:Yes,Iwonderhowmuchthiswillcometo!杰夫︰就是啊，我在想这些总共要花多少钱！Cashier:JustamomentandI'lltellyou--thatcomestoseventy-threedollarsexactly!收银员︰等一下我就可以告诉你——一共是73元整！Jeff:Oh,that'snottoobad.Ithoughtitwouldhavebeenmorethanthat.杰夫︰哦，那还好嘛。我还以为会更多呢。Cashier:Itmusthavebeenallthosecouponsyouwereusing.收银员︰一定是因为你用了这些代金券。Dialogue2.Sarahisalsoatthecheckoutcounteratherlocalstore.萨拉也在当地商店的收银台。Sarah:Howmuchdoesthatcometo?萨拉︰总共多少钱？Cashier:Thetotalistwohundredandtwenty-dollars.收银员︰一共是220元。Sarah:Doyouacceptcreditcards?萨拉︰你们接受刷卡吗？Cashier:Certainly,justamoment,please.Thereyougo,pleasesignhere!收银员︰当然，请稍候。来，请在这里签名！Sarah:OK.Wow,Ihavesomuchstuff.萨拉︰好。哇，我买了这么多东西。Cashier:Don'tworry,someonewillcomesoontobagyourgroceriesandtakethemtoyourcar.收银员︰别担心，马上会有人来为您将商品装袋，并送到您的车上。Sarah:That'sgreat.Ilovetheservicehere!萨拉︰太棒了。我好喜欢这里的服务！<HYPERLINK"/book/book30/resources/book1/u